Challenge of the Range
Charles Starrett once more dons the mask of mysterious do-gooder "The Durango Kid" in Columbia's Challenge of the Range. Wandering cowboy Steve Roper (Starrett) is hired by the Farmers Association to stem the activities of a group of gunmen who are driving ranchers off their land. The most likely suspect turns out to be innocent: the real culprits are within the Association itself. With the help of the chief suspect's son, Roper brings the crooks to justice.
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- Cast：
- Charles Starrett , Paula Raymond , Billy Halop , Steve Darrell , Smiley Burnette , Henry Hall , George Chesebro
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Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
This was Charles Starrett's 103rd western. Released in the U.K. as "Moonlight Raid", "Challenge of the Range" emerges as a pretty average "Durango Kid" entry. Admittedly, although production values are somewhat thin, there is still plenty of action, thanks to the wholesale use of stock footageThe story is old hat: "A mystery band of armed men are intimidating ranchers. The local Farmers Association hires Steve Roper to investigate." True, as noted above, most of this derring-do is beholden to Columbia's extensive library of stock footage, and some of the interior sets actually used in the film are, to say the least, extremely drab.In addition to these drab interior sets, the film is also saddled with instantly forgettable songs, contributed by the so-called "Sunshine Boys"! Director Ray Nazarro's work is strictly routine, save for one inventive shot when the camera tracks in on a crack in the door!It's sad to see a lovely woman like Paula Raymond mixed up in this bottom-of-the-bottle entry which has so little to recommend it.